The child died after being treated for bleeding on the brain, and her father, Robert Wright, was charged with manslaughter. Source: New York Times
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2 Teenagers Shot Outside Home of Lee Zeldin, Candidate for New York Governor
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2022
The 17-year-old boys suffered injuries that were not life threatening and officials said there was no connection between the shooting and the residents of the home. Source: New York Times
As New York’s Fear of Crime Grows, a Neighborhood Lives With Its Reality
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
Cypress Hills in Brooklyn is among the areas that lead the city in serious crimes. Krystal Chimelis is looking for a way out. Source: New York Times
Man Stabbed to Death on a Bronx Subway Platform in Unprovoked Attack
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
The victim has not been identified and no one has been arrested. It was the second murder in the subway in the past week. Source: New York Times
Gun-Related Suicides and Killings Continued to Rise in 2021, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
The increases in homicides were particularly stark among Black and Hispanic men, while suicides involving firearms rose among all adults. Source: New York Times
Slain EMT Alison Russo-Elling Borne to Her Funeral in an Ambulance
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
Capt. Alison Russo-Elling’s daughter, Danielle Fuoco, urged mourners not to hang onto hatred for the person who attacked her mother in Astoria, Queens. Source: New York Times
Basketball Standout, 16, Is Shot and Killed in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
Letrell Duncan, a sophomore at East Orange Campus High School, was remembered as a team leader and a loving cousin and brother. Source: New York Times
Bomb Parts Found at Hotel Where Father Was Shot Dead on College Visit
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The father of a student at Marist College in Poughkeepsie was fatally shot in an incident that the police said appeared to be random. Source: New York Times
Alison Russo, Stabbed NYC EMT, Was the ‘Mother of the Station’
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling had served nearly 25 years, through Sept. 11 and the Covid pandemic. She loved a tough job enough to volunteer in her free time. Source: New York Times
Queens Man Charged With Murder After Paramedic’s Stabbing
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
The 34-year-old suspect fled into his apartment and barricaded himself after killing Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Emergency Medical Worker Fatally Stabbed in Random Attack in Queens
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2022
Alison Russo-Elling, a 24-year veteran, was assaulted as she walked back from lunch, and a suspect was arrested after barricading himself in a nearby apartment. Source: New York Times
Drownings at Coney Island Mark the End of a Mother’s Descent
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2022
Erin Merdy, who is charged with killing her three children, had struggled with money, men and mental health. Now, she is accused of one of New York’s worst crimes against children in recent memory. Source: New York Times
An Unprovoked Killing Leaves a Void in a Bronx Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2022
Nathaniel Rivers, 35, was sitting in his car when a man fatally stabbed him for no reason. Months later, the crime continues to rattle residents. Source: New York Times
Mother Charged With Murdering 3 Children Who Drowned in Coney Island
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Erin Merdy had been in a long-running custody fight and faced eviction before the Monday killings. Source: New York Times
Boy, 15, Fatally Shot in Downtown Brooklyn Park, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
The child, a student at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools, was approached by two boys, one of whom shot him after a fist fight, according to the police. Source: New York Times